In Blue Skies eleven year-old Glory Bea believes her daddy will come home from the war. He has to. He…
Today I want to sing the praises of Richmond, Virginia’s writing community! I’m fortunate to be surrounded by poets, novelists,…
This month, I caught up with Ruta Sepetys, recently home from a two-month book tour for her latest…
Last week, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley won the Newbery Honor Award for her middle grade novel, The War that Saved my Life, and just this…
When James River Writers (JRW) invited me to interview some 2014 conference speakers, I looked over the impressive list of who’s coming…
This month I read two awesome mysteries, Mary Miley’s The Impersonator, and Kristen Kittscher’s The Wig in the Window, and…
I was thrilled when James River Writers (JRW) asked me to interview Kathryn Erskine in advance of the JRW conference…
How and where is it best to enter into a particular story—which moment, which sounds and which smells should a…
This past Saturday while speaking on a panel at the James River Writers Conference, I choked up and found myself…
In mid-March, as I staffed the James River Writers (JRW) table at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville,…